Dallas's Ban on Smoking: brief discussion about the recent ban on smoking in Dallas area restaurants and businesses in early 2003. Discussion of health and economic effects.

Dallas's Ban on Smoking Recently, Dallas city council voted to ban smoking in area restaurants and businesses. For months, the citizens of Dallas bickered back and forth about the effects of smoking regulations on area economics. These consequences, however, did not stand a chance against the main issue of public health. Health issues of the city's large population are a growing concern for Dallas's mayor and city council. The city government has the authority to …

…normally would not go. No one can definitely say how a smoking ban will affect area economics. Surely, the affects will not be long lived. Dallas government was faced with a decision that will alter many people's lives. Despite economic factors, public health is the driving force behind the city government's decision to adopt and enforce a citywide ban on smoking. Everyone, including smokers, will grow to realize that the city made the right choice.